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An odd scheduling quirk as the SB Cubs open a series with Dayton on a Sunday, minor league baseball at it’s finest. The Cubs jumped out to a quick three run lead in the third, and by the time the inning was over the game was tied at three. The SB Cubs pitching held Dayton down the rest of the game allowing the bats to wake up and score five times en route to a 8-3 win.

At the Plate:

Gleyber Torres is hitting his stride, he went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI’s, a stolen base, and a run scored.

Jason Volser was all over the place, he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, and a stolen base.

Rashad Crawford had a solid game from the nine spot, he went 2-for-2 with two walks, three RBI’s, and three runs scored.

On the Mound:

Zach Hedges got the start and picked up the win, he worked five innings, giving up three runs, two earned, while walking one, and striking out two.

Jasvir Rakkar was good once again, he worked two scoreless innings, surrendering zero hits while walking one, and striking out three.

James Norwood was outstanding as well, he worked a scoreless inning, giving up two hits while striking out two.

Tommy Thorpe closed things out, he worked a scoreless inning, surrendering zero hits, while walking one, and striking out one.

One night after a thrilling comeback win, the Pelicans couldn’t find any offense as they could only muster three hits in a shutout loss. The Pelican pitching was solid, but that doesn’t mean much if you can’t score.

At the Plate:

Chris Denorfia, who is rehabbing from an injury, went 1-for-2 with a double.

Mark Zagunis was out in right field today, he went 1-for-4 in the loss.

The Smokies made some noise early on, then couldn’t push anymore runs across the plate the rest of the game. By the second inning it was 6-1 Smokies then that was it as far as scoring runs goes. The Braves were able to score once in the 4th, and once in the 9th to make it close but they still fell to the Smokies 6-3.

At the Plate:

Elliot Soto got things done at the top of the order tonight, he was 2-for-6 with a run scored.

Albert Almora had another solid game, he was 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, and two runs scored.

Dan Vogelbach continued his hot start today, he went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI’s, and a run scored.

On the Mound:

Rob Zastryzny got the start, he worked 3.1 innings giving up two runs, one earned on three hits while walking three, and striking out five. Unfortunately he was hit by a batted ball in the foot and had to leave the game.

Stephen Perakslis was outstanding, he worked 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit while walking one.

Michael Jensen was solid today, he worked two scoreless innings, giving up two hits while walking one, and sriking out one.

Hunter Cervenka struggled in this one, he worked 1.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit while walking two, and striking out two.

Andres Santiago earned the save by retiring one hitter, he worked a third of an inning, while walking one.

Another outstanding effort from the Iowa Cubs today as they pounded Memphis 7-2 to earn a series split. The long ball was on display all day as Addison Russell, Kris Bryant, and Jonathan Mota all went deep, dingers! The Cubs pitching held their own and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way.

At the Plate:

John Andreoli did his job at the top of the order today, he went 1-for-3 with two walks, a double, and a run scored.

Addison Russell is on fire right now, he hit 3-for-5 with a dinger, two RBI’s, and two runs scored. He’s now hitting .389 on the season.

Kris Bryant did it again, he was 1-for-4 with his second homer in as many days, three RBI’s, and a run scored.

Jonathan Mota had a huge day, he went 3-for-4 with a homer, an RBI, and two runs scored.

Adron Chambers had another solid game, he went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a double.

On the Mound:

Barret Loux got the start for Iowa and was erratic for the most part, he worked 3.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits while walking three, and striking out three.

Drake Britton was brilliant today, and picked up the win, he worked 2.1 scoreless innings, surrendering zero hits while walking one.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014

The Cougars are rolling, it took a little while to get going today, but once they did they couldn’t be stopped. Trailing 2-0 in the 4th, the Cougars scored ten runs over the next four innings en route to a 10-4 victory.

At the Plate:

Carlos Penalver continues to rack up extra base hits, he was 1-for-4 with his fourth double of the season, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.

Daniel Canela had a solid day, he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.

Will Remillard was the star today, he went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI’s, and a run scored.

Jordan Hankins chipped in as well, he went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI’s, and a run scored.

Shawon Dunston made some noise from the nine spot, he was 2-for-4 with his first home run of the season, three RBI’s, and two runs scored.

On the Mound:

Tyler Skulina got the start, and struggled a bit with his command. Skulina worked 4.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits, while walking four, and striking out two.

Justin Amlung was stellar out of the pen, and was rewarded with his third win of the season. Amlung worked 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits, while walking one, and striking out two.

Gerardo Concepcion closed things out, as he worked one inning, giving up one run on three hits, while striking out two.

This one was over almost immediately as the Smokies exploded for eight runs in the first en route to a 9-1 win. Corey Black enjoyed the support, but he didn’t need it as he flirted with a no hitter in picking up the win. He actually had a no hitter, but was lifted after six because of pitch count.

At the Plate:

John Andreoli is on some kind of roll, he went 3-for-6 with a run scored, he’s now hitting .286 on the season.

Kris Bryant continues to get on base at an impressive clip, he went 1-for-5 with a walk, and a run scored in the win.

Rafael Lopez was super patient at the plate today, he went 1-for-2 with three walks, an RBI, and a run scored.

Dustin Geiger got back in the swing of things, he went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI’s, and a run scored.

Rubi Silva muscled up today, he was 1-for-4 with his second home run of the season, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.

Wes Darvill was productive out of the nine spot, he went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI’s, and a run scored.

On the Mound:

Corey Black was brilliant today, and was rewarded with his first win of the season. Black was un-hittable, he worked six scoreless, hit-less innings, while walking three, and striking out eight.

P.J. Francescon came on and did a great job out of the pen to pick up his first save. He worked three innings, giving up one run on two hits, while walking two, and striking out two.

A night after scoring eighteen runs, the D-Cubs had some trouble crossing the plate. Not too surprising, that’s usually how it goes, and Clearwater took advantage scoring four times in the 5th en route to a 6-3 win.

At the Plate:

Gioskar Amaya stayed hot today, he went 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI, and two runs scored.

Marco Hernandez was good today, he went 2-for-4 with two singles, he is now hitting .321 on the season.

On the Mound:

Rob Zastryzny got the start and was done in by one bad inning as he took his first loss of the season. Zastryzny worked 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits, while walking one, and striking out five.

Michael Jensen was pretty good out of the pen, he worked 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit, while striking out three.

Zach Cates found some trouble out of the pen, he worked one inning, giving up one run on two hits, while striking out one.

SPOTLIGHT GAME

At the plate – Arismendy Alcantara was a one man wrecking crew in this one as he went 3-for-4 with four RBI’s, and a walk. Christian Villanueva was 2-for-4 with a run scored in the win. Villanueva was part of a group of hitters at the bottom of the lineup that got the job done in this one. The Smokies five through nine hitters were a combined 7-for-17 with two walks, three RBI’s, and eight runs scored. John Andreoli was 1-for-2 with a walk, his eighth stolen base of the year, an RBI, and three runs scored. Rafael Lopez was outstanding going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI’s, a walk, and two runs scored.

On the mound – Dae-Eun Rhee was magnificent in picking up his third win of the season against no losses. Rhee worked 6.1 innings giving up two runs on two hits while walking one and striking out five. Hunter Cervenka was touched up a bit as he worked two-thirds of an inning giving up one run on two hits while walking one. Frank Batista was great in closing this one out, he worked two innings giving up one run, unearned, on no hits (what?) while walking one and striking out one.

SPOTLIGHT GAME

At The Plate – Not much going for the Iowa offense, luckily they didn’t need much to walk away with a victory. Darnell McDonald was 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored in the win. J.C. Boscan had the big hit for Iowa as he was 1-for-3 with a double, and two RBI’s. The Cubs could only manage five hits in this one but they were 2-for-5 with runners in scoring position.

On The Mound – It was the Guillermo Moscoso show as he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a double, and that was it. Moscoso worked eight scoreless innings giving up one hit, two walks, and five strikeouts. Brian Schlitter was solid as usual as he worked a scoreless inning while walking one and striking out one to earn his eleventh save of the season.

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